Chapter 90 Yang Yang, Yang Yang Again!
Almere, Netherlands, Shen Kee Chinese Restaurant.
Even after dinner time, Chinese restaurants are still crowded.
As a satellite city of Amsterdam, Almere has a large number of Ajax fans, and tonight is the key battle of Ajax's away game against Bruges, which naturally attracts the attention of fans.
But more importantly, the nephew of the owner of the Chinese restaurant Shen Ji was included in Ajax's 18-man roster.
Since entering the Ajax youth training camp, Yang Yang has become a celebrity in Almere, and Shen Ji Chinese Restaurant has naturally become a star restaurant in Almere, and it is also the unofficial meeting place of the Almere club.
Here, Almere players can be seen almost every night.
Tonight, more than a dozen Almere players gathered at Shenji Chinese Restaurant, and even head coach John Repp and assistant coach Dick Van Poole also came to watch the game, which made many people finish their meal. Fans who were ready to leave changed their minds and chose to stay to watch the game.
The game started not long after dinner, but Ajax did not perform well, and it was always difficult to open the situation. Instead, they conceded a goal first. Although Wesley Sonk used a penalty kick to equalize the score, but Ke After Manlian changed two people, the offense still showed no improvement, which disappointed everyone watching the ball in the Chinese restaurant.
What is even more hopeless is that in the 84th minute, Brugge's substitute center Setenes scored with a header and once again exceeded the score, which seriously damaged Ajax's morale and made everyone. All followed the vent.
"What the hell are they kicking?"
"Why does it seem like everyone can't play football anymore?"
"My God, is this about to be eliminated?"
"I didn't even get the UEFA Cup, this Ajax is really..."
Even head coach John Repp couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, "The main reason is that there is too much pressure. The opponent's tactics are very targeted, and the counterattacks are also quite threatening. They also tried their best."
But this explanation obviously still cannot make up for the loss of everyone.
And at this time...
"Ajax manager Ronald Koeman made his third substitution very quickly."
"This time it was replaced by a young teenager, wearing the No. 99 jersey, such a large jersey number is really rare, he is a player from China, if I remember correctly, at least in In my memory, there has never been a Chinese player in the Champions League, he is the first."
"The player's name is Yang Yang. He just turned seventeen in October. It is said that he just moved to the second team from Ajax's satellite club Almere this summer. He has been playing under Van Basten. It was also his first game for the first team."
"We have to admire Ronald Koeman's bold use of troops once again, but we also have to question. At such a critical moment, with such a young player playing, is he ready to give up the game?"
...
The voice of the commentator on the TV was quickly drowned out by the cheers of the crowd in the Chinese restaurant.
Seeing Yang Yang come off the bench is their biggest gain tonight.
Moreover, Almere was mentioned in the material read by the TV narrator, which made John Rep even more happy.
"Finally played."
"But things are not good right now."
"Isn't it? One to two behind, the whole team is under so much pressure, I guess it's a soy sauce to go up at this time."
"Ronald Koeman probably gave up the game."
Everyone, you said what I said, and obviously they all gave up hope for Yang Yang's substitute appearance.
It's no wonder that Wesley Sonk is a famous European player, but he has nothing to do with Van der Heiden. Who would expect a teenager who is only 17 years old and represents the club for the first time?
...
"Okay, let's look at this attack from Ajax."
"Sneijder made a pass to the right, and the teenager Yang Yang, who had just come off the bench, ran to the space to catch the ball and faced Van der Heiden..."
"pretty……"
"Yang Yang deceived Van der Heiden with a fake move on the spot, and quickly dribbled the ball forward along the right."
"His speed is fast, and Ajax's midfield is quickly plugged in."
"See how he handles this time?"
"Yang Yang kicked from the right and passed the ball low to the front..."
"Ibrahimovic grabbed the first point..."
"Whoops...the Swedish centre grabbed the spot, but the last kick went wide of the goal."
"He looked remorseful too, pounding the grass, but who could blame it?"
"After the teenager Yang Yang came on the field, he formed a beautiful breakthrough on the right with the first touch of the ball, and the quality of the cross was also very high. Cox missed a great opportunity."
...
While Ibrahimovic missed the goal, there was also a burst of loss and lament in the Chinese restaurant.
"What a great opportunity to miss it so much."
"Ibrahimovic's shot still needs to be practiced."
"Who said it wasn't? The quality of Yang Yang's cross just now was very good."
Henk Dimmel's eyes also flashed a hint of surprise, and he did not expect that Yang Yang's progress would be so fast.
I still remember that at the beginning of April this year, Yang Yang was still recognized as a waste by everyone in the Almere youth team, and he was even worse than his star of hope. I didn’t expect that in just eight months, He has shown surprising progress.
Just now, after deceiving Van der Heiden with a fake in place, he suddenly accelerated to break through on the wing. The whole action showed his strong confidence, and the final pass showed his progress over the past period of time.
In just three months since he joined Ajax, he has improved again.
Now he has come off the bench in the Champions League, and the strength he has shown has far left their former teammates behind, which makes Henk, who once regarded Yang Yang as nothing, and later regarded Yang Yang as his opponent. Dimel couldn't help but feel ashamed, even a little ashamed.
John Repp and Dick Van Poole were also deeply touched. They did not expect that Yang Yang's progress in Ajax was so great and so fast that it was almost unfamiliar to them.
Is this still the Yang Yang they coached at the beginning?
"It's still Ajax training people." John Rip looked at Henk Dimmel and sighed with regret.
If Henk Dimel had also entered Ajax, he might have improved rapidly.
Staying in Almere, although he has entered the first team, whether it is the competition within the team, the guidance of the coaching staff, or the training platform that the club can provide, it is far inferior to Ajax.
On the other hand, Yang Yang, the second team played the Dutch Cup and entered the first team to play the Champions League directly. This training opportunity is an opportunity that many young players have dreamed of for a lifetime.
Of course, more importantly, Yang Yang worked harder than anyone else and made progress faster than anyone else.
But tonight, can he really bring miracles?
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Seeing Bruges preparing for a goal kick, Yang Yang quickly ran back.
At that moment, he clearly felt that Van der Heiden's physical energy was severely depleted.
Obviously, the previous contest with Songke and the frequent attacks made him consume a lot of physical energy, which is why he suffered at the first contact, but he has a lot of experience, although he can't catch up with Yang Yang in speed, But he was always stuck on the inside line, preventing Yang Yang from having a chance to cut inside.
In the end, it is not easy for a Belgian international who has experienced in the four major European leagues to perform like this even under the condition of huge physical consumption.
It's a pity that Ibrahimovic didn't play well in front of the goal just now, otherwise, the score would have been tied.
The Swedish center looked remorseful, but quickly regained consciousness, ran back quickly, looked at Yang Yang, and nodded tacitly.
Eighty-nine minutes.
The time left for them is running out.
The Bruges goalkeeper deliberately delayed the time, but at the urging of the referee, the goal kick was issued.
This time Escud headed the ball back to midfield, and Litmanen passed it back to Heitinga, who then crossed to the left to the unguarded Maxwell.
The Brazilian left-back dribbled the ball forward, saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic suddenly retreat, raised his hand to ask for the ball, and quickly passed the ball to the Swedish center.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic used his body to block the opponent's defending central defender. After stopping the ball with his chest, he didn't look behind him at all. He quickly picked up the ball with his right foot and threw the ball directly behind the Bruges defense line.
I don't know when, Yang Yang suddenly appeared in front of the defense line, the whole person passed through the middle of the opponent's central defender and Van der Heiden at a very fast speed, and quickly chased towards the ball.
"A beautiful pairing for Ajax."
"Yang Yang, it's Yang Yang again!"
This sudden change once again shocked everyone in the audience.
No one thought that this young player who just came off the bench was not only fast, but also had such cooperation with Ibrahimovic, especially Van der Heiden, he never thought of Yang Yang and Ibrahimovic Qi will come to this trick.
This is something Wesley Sunk has never done before.
Yang Yang caught up with the ball at the fastest speed, but Van der Heiden also followed closely behind, not daring to relax at all.
Brugge's central defender, Philippe Clemente, came to defend quickly. He planned to delay Yang Yang. It is best to force him to the right to prevent him from directly threatening the penalty area, and then join forces with Van der Heiden to attack.
But Yang Yang is no longer the fledgling boy. He doesn't understand the opponent's defensive intentions. He has been using [God's Vision] to overlook the situation of the entire stadium and made a quick decision.
Clement had been predicting Yang Yang's speed all the time, but he didn't expect that when Yang Yang entered his defense zone, he suddenly slowed down, and his whole body began to shake, as if he was about to break through from the inside.
The Brugge central defender shouted badly. If he was allowed to go inside, he would not only be able to get in touch with the teammates who were inserted in the back row, but he could also hit the goal himself. In addition, he was a right-footer, so he immediately instinctively extended his right foot. Feet to be blocked.
What surprised the opponent again was that Yang Yang suddenly flickered, and the whole person suddenly changed from the original inward cut to the breakthrough along the right sideline of the big penalty area.
Clement was shocked, but his focus had shifted, and it was impossible to stop Yang Yang.